Naughts & Crosses

Publisher Marketing: Callum is a naught, a second-class citizen in a society run by the ruling Crosses. Sephy is a Cross, and daughter of the man slated to become prime minister. In their world, white naughts and black Crosses simply don't mix -- and they certainly don't fall in love. But that's exactly what they've done. When they were younger, they played together. Now Callum and Sephy meet in secret and make excuses. But excuses no longer cut it when Sephy and her mother are nearly caught in a terrorist bombing planned by the Liberation Militia, with which Callum's family is linked. Callum's father is the prime suspect...and Sephy's father will stop at nothing to see him hanged. The blood hunt that ensues will threaten not only Callum and Sephy's love for each other, but their very lives. In this shocking thriller, UK sensation Malorie Blackman turns the world inside out. What's white is black, what's black is white, and only one thing is clear: Assumptions can be deadly. Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 05/15/2005 pg. 584 (EAN 9781416900160, Hardcover) Ingram Children's Advance 07/01/2005 pg. 67 (EAN 9781416900160, Hardcover) Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2005 pg. 429 (EAN 9781416900160, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 06/20/2005 pg. 78 (EAN 9781416900160, Hardcover) Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2005 pg. 466 (EAN 9781416900160, Hardcover) Booklist 06/01/2005 pg. 1796 (EAN 9781416900160, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2005 pg. 230 (EAN 9781416900160, Hardcover) School Library Journal 06/01/2005 pg. 148 (EAN 9781416900160, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2005 pg. 330 (EAN 9781416900160, Hardcover) Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2006 pg. 74 (EAN 9781416900160, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2006 pg. 95 (EAN 9781416900160, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2007 pg. 726 (EAN 9781416900160, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Blackman, Malorie Amelie Sarn a deux gros defauts: la gourmandise et la curiosite. Et pas seulement pour ce qui se mange, mais aussi pour ce qui s'ecrit, pour les voyages, les jeux, pour ses enfants, ses amis... et pour tout ce qui fait rire ! Alors evidemment, ca lui fait plein de choses a nous raconter !Amelie Sarn-Cantin passe son enfance a la campagne. Apres quelques annees a l'universite de Rennes, elle decide de se consacrer uniquement a l'ecriture. Depuis, elle collabore regulierement pour divers editeurs, et en particulier pour Milan.